Known as the beurgeois â€“ a play on bourgeois and the word beur, slang for a French person of North African descent â€“ these new consumers are behind a rapidly expanding and highly profitable market in halal food and drinks.

The president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has said that the steel wall being built by the Egyptian authorities along their border with the Gaza Strip is prohibited according to Islam.

WASHINGTON (AFP) â€“ The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the â€œBeast of Kandahar,â€ a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy.

The findings of the â€œMinnesota Starvation Experimentâ€ conducted at the close of WWII in contemplation of the recovery of millions of Europeans who during the war had suffered from starvation. This is included here because of how it bears on dieting. Ramadan fasting must affect an individualâ€™s ability to cope with and regulate food intake, which is an added dimension to what was already an interesting experiment.